It's so helpful to hear you describe the steps in musician language, concentrating on the sounds and the count. I don't tap but I experience it more as a percussion instrument than as a visual art. This video takes me back to my college jazz improv classes🥁
this is fantastic, thank you for making this! i began tap dancing a year ago (actually, yesterday was my tap-iversary) and due to limited options where i live i rely solely on video tutorials. this one seemed intimidating at first but you really broke it down in a way i can relate to. i've had 2 practices with it and voila! i have it down! ...well, at a slightly slower pace. this was my first time trying anything in triplets so i start to screw up at that point if i begin too fast. :-/ i'm totally stoked to get into the next one!
Hi +kate e howrad. So glad that you've enjoyed the tutorials and found them useful. There will be more on the way later this year, so keep an eye out for them!
Sarah Keeton 1 second ago · Shared publicly Excellent- thanks Ryan! Very useful. Remember we met in NYC? I try and take classes when possible but no classes here in East Anglia so very valuable to have this! I look forward to the next....! Sarah x
I watched your 6 part series ... My mom was a Radio City Rockette when she was a teen before she got married and had kids. Although she never played an instrument ... she came from a musical family. I remember her saying ... When tap dancing is done right then TAP SHOES should be classified as a PERCUSION INSTRUMENT. Thanks for going into detail on timing ... nice job ... (most RU-vid tap dance instructionals don't bother with that).
Did you study with Loui De Pron ?...I just seem to recognize a familiar rhythm...but he was way before your time.....love your steps.........sorry, I just forget how old I am....Loui was Donald O' Connors teacher.....wow....older dancers still think they are 15 years old...
Great video thanks for uploading! The Condos DVDs mentioned at the end of the video are not available anymore at the link provided, does anyone knows another place where we can get these?
Thanx Ryan! This is awesome, great that you do this with good, detailed and understanding teaching! I'm tapdancer and tapteacher too in the Netherlands (Musical & Dance Center - www.musicaldancecenter.com). During my last summer holiday in Reno, Nevada, we saw your show with the guys from Tap Factory. And wow, how I loved that production. You were doing all great! Please go on and I will follow your videos! Thanx again!
Ryan. I am a relatively new tapper (at a mature age no less) and have been working through the first couple of tutorials in Season 1. You mentioned "Steve Condos rudiments" and I was wondering if you know of a resource containing all 16. I cannot find anything like that on the Internet which lays them all out systematically. There are a few RU-vid clips showing the first several rudiments (e.g., 1-6), but they are not explained, just performed. Thanks.
